Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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